Many of Rossetti's poems were published for children and were read to children.
Surprising to us, but true. Yes, her brother also wanted her to publish in not-for-children journals, such as The Germ, and she did. But she also published for children, and many of her poems, including "Goblin Market," were favorites for recitals and memorization.
Lines such as
I'll bring you plums to-morrow
Fresh on their mother twigs
Cherries worth getting;
You cannot think what figs
My teeth have met in
are designed to make children giggle, and they do just that, in my experience.The rhyme of "getting" and "met in" is funny for a lot of reasons. Try it out on each other! Find your "inner child"! Think about why this might be funny or just enjoy it!
Just more food for thought, though with less vitamin C than the goblin fruit perhaps ...
Many of Rossetti's poems were published for children and were read to children.
Surprising to us, but true. Yes, her brother also wanted her to publish in not-for-children journals, such as The Germ, and she did. But she also published for children, and many of her poems, including "Goblin Market," were favorites for recitals and memorization.
Lines such as
I'll bring you plums to-morrow
Fresh on their mother twigs
Cherries worth getting;
You cannot think what figs
My teeth have met in
are designed to make children giggle, and they do just that, in my experience.The rhyme of "getting" and "met in" is funny for a lot of reasons. Try it out on each other! Find your "inner child"! Think about why this might be funny or just enjoy it!
Just more food for thought, though with less vitamin C than the goblin fruit perhaps ...